Weaponized iPhone case may be a bit overboard

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There is such a thing as taking safety concerns too far and the iPhone case pictured above may be one example of that. Manufactured by Piexon, a Swiss company, the Smart Guard iPhone case is designed to both protect your phone from everyday damage and your person from harm by including a can of pepper spray. Users of the case better be really confident that the built-in safety works as advertised while talking on their phones, as we can see videos depicting accidental discharges all over YouTube if not.

While it makes sense to converge a protection device with something you carry around with you everywhere, there are some real issues with a case like this in certain areas of the United States. For example, in Massachusetts you have to have a firearm permit to carry it as pepper spray is classified as a weapon. In New York state if you are a convicted felon you aren’t even allowed to carry a Smart Guard iPhone case at all. There are several other states that have rules and regulations concerning the amount a person can carry. We can just see the headlines now about moms that got arrested because they were carrying a Smart Guard during a routine traffic stop. If you reside in the UK, pepper spray is totally outlawed as it’s classified as an offensive weapon.

Despite all the rules and regulations, personal safety is an important issue. If you would like to pick one of these cases up, they can be had for around $54 (49.90 CHF) via the web. Just promise us a look at the video if you happen to discharge it while talking to your significant other on your iPhone.